Timing advance triggering measurement report for FR2 handover

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
• establish a connection with a user equipment;
• transmit, to the user equipment, an update to a timing advance that indicates a propagation delay of uplink transmission from the user equipment;
• transmit, to the user equipment, a configuration to scale at least one parameter using the timing advance, the at least one parameter configured to be used to determine whether to initiate a handover procedure to a target cell from a source cell;
• receive, from the user equipment, at least one measurement related to the handover procedure, based on the timing advance;
• and
• determine whether to initiate handover preparation to the target cell, based on the at least one measurement.

A method comprising:

• establishing, by a user equipment, a connection with a source cell;
• determining a first timing advance that indicates a propagation delay of uplink transmission to the source cell;
• determining a second timing advance that indicates a propagation delay of uplink transmission to a target cell;
• scale at least one parameter using the first timing advance or the second timing advance;
• determining whether to initiate a handover procedure to the target cell, based at least on the first timing advance and the at least one parameter;
• and
• synchronizing to the target cell during the handover procedure.